Weather: Met Office update forecast for the weekend as Storm Claudia hits much of UK
Storm Claudia has hit much of the UK towards the end of this week, but how will the North East be impacted over the coming days?
Weather warnings were put in place across the majority of the UK this week as rain and wind swept the country.
These warnings were not as severe in the North East as other areas of the nation, but will this continue into the coming days?
The Met Office has issued its weekend forecast across the North East, and it is set to be a grey one for the majority of us, although conditions may not be as bad as expected.
The rest of Friday is expected to see further cloudy conditions and minimal rain after heavy precipitation through Thursday evening into Friday morning.
These clouds will keep temperatures at a stable level overnight of around 8°C through the night. This is very similar to the temperatures we saw throughout Friday.
Saturday is expected to be the most wet day of the weekend, with showers making up a lot of the day. These will start from around 5am and are expected to continue sporadically through the morning until the early afternoon, when conditions are expected to dry out.
After gusts of up to 22 miles per hour on Friday, wind speeds will fall to an estimated 13 miles per hour on the first day of the weekend.
Once again, temperatures on Saturday will remain stable, only falling from a daily high of 9°C down to 7°C in the early hours of Sunday.
These temperatures will remain consistent through a dry, albeit grey, Sunday morning. Some sunny spells are expected in the early afternoon before further cloud cover returns into Sunday evening. These evening clouds may bring showers while the day’s earlier clear skies will see temperatures drop to weekend lows of 5°C heading into Sunday evening.
Minimal wind is predicted on Sunday, with gusts only reaching highs of nine miles per hour.